Garment



Feb. 21, 1928. 1,659,803

F. BOEHME GARMENT Original Filed Sept. 21, 1925 Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

uNiTEo STATES l y. l 1,659,803"

FRANCES BOEHME, oF CHICAGO, ILLINois, AssIGNon, 'rol ESTELLALIPMAN, o1?Y omesso, ILLINOIS. Y,

GARMENr originati application inea september 21, 1925, serial No. 57,695. kinviata and this application inea october 1, 1925; serial No. 59,797. l Y Y' f rllhis invention which has to do generally with a supporting undergarment is concerned more'particularly with the construction of a 'free edge thereof whereon fasteners of any approved kind are secured. For its objects I have aimed to provide in such a garment a reinforced edge capable of holding securely any number or kind of fasteners that may be affixed thereto; means associated with such an edge for underlying the complementary free edge of the garment whereon co-operative fasteners are carried, whereby to provide a neater and more comfortable connection; and means interposed between the fasteners and the body for protecting the latter against Contact and sharpY pressure from the former. The improvements of this invention were earlier disclosed in my application filed September 21, 1925, Serial No. 57 ,695, of which this is a division.

In the description to follow reference is made to the accompanying drawing wherein an illustrative garment is shown in thel vFig. 3 is a section 3-3 of Fig. 2;

therethrough on line Fig. 4 which is va view similar to Fig.

2 shows a slightly modified construction; and

Fig. 5 is a section therethrough on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Y

The garment herein shown kcomprises girdle and brassire portions which may consist of any desired number of fabric pieces or sections suitably secured together. In the illustrative structure the front portion ric. In the two garment sides are elastic gores B, and in the back or rear portion I have also shown an elastic gore C. The garment may be of the side fastening type, as shown, although the place of fastening is relatively inconsequential to this invention. To the front garment portion I have connected sections 10 of inelasticA material, and similar sections 11 are also interposed between the back and side sections. A garment so con- A may be made of any appropriate fabstrfuctedk has its vseveral componentsv so formed and n assembled as to fit desirably upon theV gure. Theelastic gores, all ofy which are'vertically disposed, are suitably cut and fitted in place to improve the ,lit of vthe garmentv and lalso the comfort in wear I reinforce the free edge of one side gore B with a binding 15 which extends around to overlie the `opposite .sides thereof.' Associated with this binding isa tape 16 having one edge 17 vturned upon itself to provide a double thickness, as shown. Between the tape and binding are arranged one set of fastenersthe eyes 13, for example-each secured in place, if desired, with an eyelet 18. As by means of stitching 19, both tape plies,

'the fasteners, the binding, and elastic garment edge, are mutually connected. VBy this construction the tape 'is extended pastthe fasteners to underlie the other free edge of the garment, thereby providing a neater and closer connection therewith; The fasteners are also concealed and held from contact with the body or any undergarment thereon, thus conducing to comfort in wear.

Referring now to Figs. 4 vand 5, I havev shown in detail av construction very similar `to that which has already been described.'

The garment edge 14 is reinforced with a binding 15 similar to that elsewhere illus-V trated. Extending past the garment edge is a strip 2O which may be secured by stitching as at- 21. Between this strip and the bindingy are arranged fasteners 13 'which may have an eyelet connection'18 with the former.

Applied over ther outer side of the strip is a tape 22 having preferably a width which is suiicient to extend past the binding and most of each fastener as well. To complete the construction, a suitable stitching 23 may be employed, which proceeds lengthwise of the garment edge in double rows, one to each side of the fasteners, as shown in Figure 4.

It is to be noted that in each of the two forms of my invention herein shown, the fasteners are carried on a strip or tape to which connection may be made as with eyelets. Additionally, however, this sanie strip or tape,v or an associated element, extends adapted Lfor connection, a binding reinforc- Y ing. one garment edge, a tape associated With the binding and extending beyond the same, yfasteners disposed between said tapev and-said binding, eyelets securing said fasteners to said tape,y said tape having an overlying portion covering said eyelets, and other cooperative fasteners carried by the other garment edge. i

V2. A body garment having tivofree edges adapted for connection, a binding reinforcing one garment edge, a tape having one turned edge associated ,with the binding and extending beyond the saine, fasteners dis- V,posed between said tape and said binding, Yeyelets securing said fasteners to said tape and disposed beneath said tui-ned.: edge of said tape, stitchingvconnecting said turned edge, tape7 fasteners, and binding, and other cooperative fastenersy aHixed fo-the., other garment edge. Y

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